Glimpses
Posted by Adrenalynn on 11 May 2011
I saw a beautiful Asian woman on the street yesterday morning on my walk to the office, and as we passed each other my gaze fell to her feet. She was wearing open toe strappy sandals in the rain. Her nails were painted. I looked up and found her smiling at me from underneath her umbrella.
For reasons I’m sure aren’t nearly good enough, I recently bought a monthly bus pass for the first time since I was a teenager. This morning as I used my new card I reveled in how it made me feel like I owned the world – like I could go wherever I wanted. Then I remembered I was confined to the city limits and predetermined bus routes, but for those few seconds I was free.
We spent the weekend packing our lives into boxes for our move to an apartment across town. I found five empty notebooks amongst my things, and I’m sure I’ll find more once I start unpacking. I wonder if I’ll ever find words to put in them.
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I like your three things! And you did a good job with your
words today. Good luck on the move. Moving can be a pain,
but it’s fun to arrange things in a new place, I think. I
hope you’ll be happy there.
Hi Lynn! My reply got lost somewhere on the internet. You were my inspiration, of course! Thank you, I do look forward to getting settled in our new place after a little transition time. The future is bright
> made me feel like I owned the world
It’s that little feeling that can go a long way.
Life’s unscripted and you get to write your story forward.
Hi JD; thanks for the lovely and wise words! I’ll keep those with me this week.
Just popped over from Lynn’s blog.
I love the story about the women with her sandels in the rain.
Hi Joe; I’ve seen you around Lynn’s – and I’ve stopped by yours a couple of times, too. Thanks for coming by!
Or even.. sandals. First comment and I get it wrong!
I like the way you combined the glimpse of Asian woman, Bus pass and packing. I hope that you wil enjoy weekend packing. And good luck with your future adventures.
Hey Adrenalynn,
How can I subscribe to your blog?
I really like your writing style. Like that asian lady, I wear my flip flops in the rain. Beats having to get a good pair of socks and shoes wet